Publication date: Nov 3, 2025 Japanese Government’s Growing Leadership Role in the Offshore Wind Market Offshore wind power in Japan made headlines this summer when Mitsubishi Corporation announced its withdrawal from 1.7 GW of projects awarded in the first offshore wind auction held in 2021. Although the exit by Japan’s largest trading house left a …
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Publication date: Sept 8, 2025 Japan Moves to Develop Hydrogen and Ammonia Supply Chains Mitsubishi Exits Three Offshore Wind Projects in Japan Mitsubishi Corporation announced that it will withdraw from the development of three OSW projects in Akita and Chiba prefectures, which the company won in Round 1 of the government’s public OSW auction. The …
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Publication date: Aug 19, 2025 Japan Emphasises Domestic Supply Chain in Update to Offshore Wind Strategy Japan Emphasises Domestic Supply Chain in Update to Offshore Wind Strategy The “Public-Private Council for Enhancing the Industrial Competitiveness of Offshore Wind Power” held its first meeting in over four years to discuss a new vision. The Ministry of …
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Publication date: May 9, 2025 Japanese Wind Power Sector Adds Record Capacity in 2024 According to the Japan Wind Power Association (JWPA), new wind installations in 2024 totaled a record 0.66 GW, overtaking the previous record in 2020 and surpassing 0.6 GW in a single year for the first time. The cumulative installed capacity of …
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Publication date: March 24, 2025. Government Expands Support for Offshore Wind, Perovskite and Hydrogen Government Expands Support for Offshore Wind, Perovskite and Hydrogen The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) proposed at an expert meeting (Green Innovation Project Subcommittee of the Industrial Structure Council) to use a portion of the remaining balance of the …
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Publication date: March 10, 2025 Understanding & Forecasting Wind Power Generation in Japan Understanding & Forecasting Wind Power Generation in Japan Shulman Advisory, in collaboration with Atmospheric G2, is excited to share our second mini-series article on understanding and forecasting wind power generation in Japan. While wind power’s contribution to Japan’s energy mix remains modest, …
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Publication date: March 4, 2025 Japan Invests in Floating Offshore Wind Technologies to Boost Global Competitiveness The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) is promoting the ‘Cost Reduction of Offshore Wind Power Generation’ project using money from its Green Innovation (GI) Fund. The project aims to expand the introduction of offshore wind power …
Publication date: Feb 8, 2025 Government Awards Subsidies to Help Establish Floating Offshore Wind Supply Chain Government Awards Subsidies to Help Establish Floating Offshore Wind Supply Chain The Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) announced that five companies, including Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation (Toshiba ESS) and Nippon Steel Engineering, have been selected …
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Publication date: Jan 27, 2025 New Company Aims to Establish Offshore Wind Construction System New Company Aims to Establish Offshore Wind Construction System The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) has announced that it has approved the establishment of the Floating Offshore Wind Power Construction System Technology Research Association (FLOWCON), a new corporation …
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Publication date: Jan 14, 2024 Government Announces New Offshore Wind Project Operators The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) have announced the results of the “third round” of public bidding for offshore wind power projects off the coasts of Aomori Prefecture (southern side of …
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